Federico Aubele is an
Argentine
Argentines, Argentinians or Argentineans are people from Argentina. This connection may be residential, legal, historical, or cultural. For most Argentines, several (or all) of these connections exist and are collectively the source of their ...
singer-songwriter whose music blends a variety of genres and styles.
Biography
Born and raised in
Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires, controlled by the government of the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, is the Capital city, capital and largest city of Argentina. It is located on the southwest of the Río de la Plata. Buenos Aires is classified as an Alpha− glob ...
, Aubele started playing music at age 12. He moved to
Berlin
Berlin ( ; ) is the Capital of Germany, capital and largest city of Germany, by both area and List of cities in Germany by population, population. With 3.7 million inhabitants, it has the List of cities in the European Union by population withi ...
in 2002, where he lived for several years. After submitting a demo via email to
Thievery Corporation's
Eighteenth Street Lounge Music, he was signed quickly to the label, and released his debut album ''Gran Hotel Buenos Aires'', produced by Thievery Corporation, in 2004.
In 2006, he played at the
Austin City Limits Music Festival. His song "Esta Noche" was featured in the fifth season of ''
Alias'' (episode 8) and Season One episode 10 of ''
Franklin & Bash''. "La Esquina" was featured in the 2007 movie ''
The Take'', starring John Leguizamo.
After Berlin, he moved to
Barcelona
Barcelona ( ; ; ) is a city on the northeastern coast of Spain. It is the capital and largest city of the autonomous community of Catalonia, as well as the second-most populous municipality of Spain. With a population of 1.6 million within c ...
where he began working on his new album, ''Panamericana'' (a title to indicate the many musical influences and in part named after the
Pan-American Highway
The Pan-American Highway is a vast network of roads that stretches about 30,000 kilometers (about 19,000 miles) from Prudhoe Bay, Alaska, in the northernmost part of North America to Ushuaia, Argentina, at the southern tip of South America. I ...
), which was released on 18 September 2007, also produced by Thievery Corporation.
In 2009 he released ''Amatoria'', a much more mellow album which featured a duet with Sabina Sciubba from Brazilian Girls and a collaboration with Miho Hatori. In late 2010 Aubele finished the self-produced album ''Berlin 13'', which was released in March 2011, and had a much stronger electronic music influence. His album ''5'', from 2013, featured the song "Somewhere Else," a duet with jazz chanteuse
Melody Gardot.
In 2014, Nacional Records produced a 10-year anniversary edition of Aubele's debut album ''Gran Hotel Buenos Aires'', with a full North America tour. He now lives in Brooklyn, New York. In 2022, Federico released his sixth studio album ''The Holographic Moon'' ending a six-year hiatus. In 2023 Aubele released "Time Drips on my Bed"
Performances
*Montreal Jazz Fest (2005, 2009)
*Lollapalooza (2009)
*Treasure Island Music Festival (2009)
*Austin City Limits Fest (2010, 2011)
Discography
Albums
*''Gran Hotel Buenos Aires'' (2004)
*''Panamericana'' (2007)
*''Amatoria'' (2009)
*''Berlin 13'' (2011)
*''Five'' (22 October 2013)
*''The Holographic Moon'' (2022)
*''Time Drips on my Bed'' (2023)
References
External links
More info at Eighteenth Street Lounge MusicInterview in Eye Weekly
Federico Aubele interview on Velvetpanda
1974 births
Living people
Argentine expatriates in Germany
21st-century Argentine male singers
Argentine male singer-songwriters
Argentine singer-songwriters
Singers from Buenos Aires
Writers from Buenos Aires
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